SOLUTION: A merchant blends tea that sells for $3.00 per ounce with tea that sells for $2.75 per ounce to produce 80 ounces of a mixture that sells for $2.90 per ounce. How many ounces of ea

Question 991357: A merchant blends tea that sells for $3.00 per ounce with tea that sells for $2.75 per ounce to produce 80 ounces of a mixture that sells for $2.90 per ounce. How many ounces of each type of tea does the merchant used in the blend?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
u, how much tea at $2.75 per ounce.

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